It seems only fitting to end 2020 with an episode around how this year has affected our mental health and what we can do to safeguard it. Our host Izzy Bishop sits down with Bram Troost, qualified Mental Health First Aider at Colt, and Hayley Dare and Gavin Richardson, co-founders of Wellbeing Mental Health. They discuss how to separate your work and home life, what to do if you’re not feeling so festive this year, and how to identify and approach a colleague or friend who may be struggling.
Further speaker details below.
About the Full Picture
The Full Picture is a podcast from Colt Technology Services combining individual stories and expert opinions to make sense of the world around us. We’re excited to cover new ground this series, such as the trans experience of the workplace, modern masculinity and coming out at work.
Giving every voice a platform to be heard and building an environment where our people feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work is a core focus for our business. Producing this podcast is our way of taking one meaningful step towards that, through education, communication and listening.
The Full Picture blends personal stories from our Colties, their own experiences and unique perspectives, along with the views and insights from experts within our industry and beyond. Episodes will focus in on topics that mean something to our people and the workforces of other organisations such as mental health, neurodiversity in tech, changing conversations about race, to name a few.
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Meet our guest speakers
Bram Troost
Customer Relationship Manager, Colt
Bram Troost is a Customer Relationship Manager who has been at Colt for almost two years. He is also a trained Mental Health First Aider for the Dutch office based in Amsterdam. Currently, he is undertaking a post-graduate diploma as a Coach Practitioner, which is helping him in his MHFA-role to assist colleagues in distress.
Hayley Dare
Co-founder, Wellbeing Mental Health
Hayley is a Chartered Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with over 25 years experience. She has previously acted as the Clinical Director and Lead Consultant for the West London Mental Health NHS Trust overseeing Broadmoor, Rampton and The Orchard – Europe’s largest women’s secure hospital.
Gavin Richardson
Co-founder, Wellbeing Mental Health
Gavin Richardson has held numerous executive leadership and board level positions in a career of over 30 years. Since leaving the large corporate environment in 2012, he has been working in advisory and leadership roles with a range of enterprises including Elenchus Limited, the psychology practice established with Hayley. Gavin has an MBA and is a Samaritans Trainer and Listening Volunteer.
